Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

separatism

/sˈɛpɚətˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: sep-a-ratism
IPA: /sˈɛpɚətˌɪzəm/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism."
"Apartheid was a government-enforced form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race."

Etymology

Etymology tree English separate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English separatism From separate + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

separatisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antiseparatism

Frequently Paired Words

separatist apartheid secessionism segregation

Synonyms

separationism segregation

Questions

How do you pronounce separatism?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛpɚətˌɪzəm/.
What does separatism mean?: A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).
Where does separatism come from?: Etymology tree English separate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English separatism From separate + -ism.

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